I think that Adobe products run best in Windows. You may get some
functionality through Wine and coax some more by using Crossover Office or
PlayonLinux, but things generally look ugly and work not as well. You also
need to be able to navigate file systems to be able to access saved files or
put them somewhere reasonable, other than in the .wine dummy C: drive. It
is of course choice. I would rather use Windows at least in a VM rather than
use Wine, personally.

GIMP takes some getting used to but it is a powerful application. The
problem as I understand it is that the GIMP (lousy name) has few developers
so things proceed at a snail's pace. Users get frustrated because they have
to wait so long for promised features such as single window mode (now out).
However, I do not care. I have used it for years. I used CorelDraw before
Photoshop and when Photoshop came out lots of people did not like its
interface either. People like what they are used to. I use the GIMP and
would not use Photoshop in Windows, but might if there was a Linux version.
I love Inkscape, Blender and Cinepaint.All are free and open source and are
for power users. For novices there are many applications as well, Pinta,
Kolorpaint, Karbon, Pencil, Xaralx, Krita, Digikam, etc. Admittedly few are
well kown but learning an OS is part discovery.

I was reacting to a particular comment about Linux not handling properties
like Windows. If you do not want people to react then be careful not to make
comparisons or say things that can lead to being "misunderstood". Anyway,
good luck in resolving your problem and finding an application that suits
your needs.